Dr. Trudi Bellardo Hahn, Professor of the Practice

Professional experience & background

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP & SERVICE

American Library Association (ALA)

• Member of ACRL, CLENERT (Continuing Library Education and Exchange Roundtable), and LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table) 1994-2004.
• Member of COA (Committee on Accreditation) 1987-1989, and member of numerous site visiting teams over a period of many years.

American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST)

• President, 2003 (President-elect, 2002; Past-president, 2004).  Major accomplishments of presidency included: Spearheaded survey of ASIST membership; initiated complete redesign of ASIST Web site; advanced ASIST digital library project; led review of all membership categories and dues structure; implemented many changes in annual conference format and special events.
• Technical Program Chair of ASIS Annual Conference 2001, held in Washington DC.
• Faculty Advisor to Maryland Student Chapter, 2002-04.
• Chair of Nominations Committee, 2004
• Chair of Education for Information Science Committee, 1999-2000.
• Chair of Special Interest Group on History and Foundations of Information Science (SIG/HFIS), 1998-99.
• Chair of Potomac Valley Chapter, 1996-97.
• Secretary/Treasurer of Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (III), 1995-97.
• Faculty advisor to Capital Area Student Chapter, 1988-93.
• Chair of Doctoral Award Jury, 1993.
• Chair of Doctoral Scholarship Jury, 1992.
• Chair of Student Member Paper Contest, 1992, 1978.
• Director-at-Large of the Board of Directors, 1984-87.
• Chair of Special Interest Group for Education for Information Science, 1981-82.
• Chair of Awards and Honors Committee, 1980-81.
• Chair of Education Committee, 1978-80.
• Member of juries:
  - Watson Davis Award (1997-98);
  - Research Award (1995-97);
  - Doctoral Forum (1985, 1988);
  - JASIS Paper Award (1985);
  - Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award (1980-84).
• Member of committees:
  - Leadership Development (2006-    );
  - Publications and Scholarly Communication (2006-    );
  - Memorials (2005-    );
  - Program Advisory Board (1999-2000);
  - Nominations (1999, 1997, 1992, 1983);
  - Annual Meeting Local Arrangements (1996);
  - Annual Conference Planning (1991);
  - Conferences and Meetings (1982-84).
• Representative to Steering Committee of ALA Accreditation Project, 1984-86.
  
• Chair of 1983 Mid-Year Meeting, Lexington, KY.
  
• Southern Ohio Valley Chapter of ASIS: Member of Executive Board, 1982-85.

American Society of Indexers (ASI). Member, 1989-98.

Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)

• Member of Research Committee, 1993.
  
• Chair of Task Force on Revision of Classification Scheme, 1990-91.
  
• Member of Conference Planning Committee, 1989.
  
• Chair of Membership Committee, 1985 and Member, 1984.

Beta Phi Mu

• Councilor-at-Large of National Executive Council, 1982-85.
  
• President of Upsilon chapter, University of Kentucky, 1982-83.

Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP)   Member 2001-2004

• Co-chair of Information Technology Committee, 2003-04.

LOEX (Library Orientation and Education Exchange)  Member, 1996-

• Chair of Planning Committee for 2006 Conference, 2003-04.

Maryland Library Association

• Member of Bibliographic Instruction Group and representative (1996) to task force for revision of the Information Literacy Instruction Model: Statement of Objectives.
  
• Member of Leadership Task Force, 1995.
  
• Member of Professional Development Panel, 1994-96.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and in cooperation with Arts Midwest, to review proposals for the Big Read program evaluation, Oct 2006.

Member of Advisory Board of Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, 1998-

Member of Advisory Board of Information Science History Project, which has oversight of archival papers, oral history interviews, and Web pages about information science pioneers, 1998-

Member of Editorial Board of Information Processing and Management; an International Journal. 1984-93.

External panelist for the Grant Program of the United States Institute of Peace, 1994.

Member of Advisory Board for development of the ASIS Thesaurus, 1992-93.

Member (1991-93) and treasurer (1992-93) of the Catholic University Women's Commission.

Reviewer on the Library Techniques team of the USDA Graduate School, for evaluating the courses and credits in the USDA training program, 1990.

Referee for Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, Information Processing and Management, Library & Information Science Research; and International Information & Library Review; referee of contributed papers for ASIST conferences; referee of NSF grant proposals.

Member ofBlue Ribbon Panel to evaluate the Chemical Information System (CIS) of NIH and EPA, 1984.

SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND LIBRARIES

Chairof Library Faculty Assembly and member of Library Executive Committee (LEC), 2002-2003, member of Library Faculty Assembly Advisory Council 2001-2004.

Chair of Libraries’ Web Board, 1996-1999. Member, 1996-2002.

Member of the following committees and task forces:
- Faculty Merit and Salary Review Committee, 2004.
- Task Force on Emeritus & Affiliate Librarian Status, 2003.
- Initial Review Committees for librarians seeking promotion/permanent status, 2001, 2003, 2004.
- Staff Education coordinating Team (SECT), 2003-2004.
- Space Planning Implementation Team (SPIT), 1998-2002.
- Library Assessment Review Committee (LARC), 1997-2004.
- Balanced Scorecard Coordinating Committee, 2003-2004.

OTHER SERVICE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Member of Provost’s Commission on Learning Outcomes Assessment, 2004.

Member of Extended Faculty Support Committee (Office of Information Technology), 2004.

Member of Graduate Council subgroup that conducted search for ways to fund librarians’ research. Was successful in obtaining $5000 from Graduate School and $5000 in matching funds from library, for a $10,000 fund to support librarians’ research projects, 2003-04.

Fellow (elected in 2002) and Executive Secretary (2003-04) of Academy for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

Served on Honor Council hearings to review cases of suspected plagiarism and cheating,2002-04.

Member of three Search Committees for College of Information Studies Dean, 2001-03.
     
Member of Maryland Information Fluency Team (MIFT), 2001-04.
     
Member of Planning Committee for Teaching with Technology Conferences, 2001-04.

Taught UNIV 101, a two-credit course for freshman on information technology skills and making the transition to campus life, 1998-2001.

Member of CQI Team on Library Services for the 21st Century Undergraduate, chaired by J. Klumpp. Team completed a report, “Undergraduate Library Services in the 21st Century” in Feb. 1997. The outcome of the report was the closing of Hornbake Library as an undergraduate library and the enhancement of undergraduate services at McKeldin Library and the branch libraries.